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#205e8a color: Sapphire Lace

#205e8a is rgb(32, 94, 138) in RGB and oklch(46.421% 0.09487 243.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

46.4%
0.095
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #205e8a

#205e8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.93:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #205e8a mixed with white

  1. 205e8a
  2. 396d96
  3. 4f7da1
  4. 658dad
  5. 7a9cb9
  6. 8facc5
  7. a5bdd0
  8. bbcddc
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #205e8a mixed with black

  1. 205e8a
  2. 1a5177
  3. 154465
  4. 0f3753
  5. 0a2b42
  6. 061f32
  7. 031422
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #205e8a with less saturation

  1. 205e8a
  2. 295e85
  3. 305e81
  4. 375d7c
  5. 3d5d77
  6. 425c72
  7. 475c6d
  8. 4c5b68
  9. 505b63
  10. 555a5e

Questions about #205e8a

What color is #205e8a?

#205e8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(32, 94, 138), in HSL hsl(204.91, 62.35%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.421% 0.09487 243.705).

What colors go well with #205e8a?

The complementary color of #205e8a is #7e4c14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006679 and #49548e. The triadic partners are #844053 and #4f621f.

Is white or black text more readable on #205e8a?

White text reads better on #205e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #205e8a a warm or cool color?

#205e8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.095.